Heidi Ellison
Beaurepaire
Something was wrong. My lunch date, restaurant reviewer John Talbott, wasn’t waiting for me in the new bistro Verres de Contact on the Boulevard Saint-Germain as planned, but on the street in front of it. Turns out that an electricity … Read More
Le Bistro du Temple
Concept-Free Bistro in The Heart of Boboland Upstairs at Le Bistro du Temple. THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED In the shopping area around the Rue de Bretagne, a lively and utterly charming part of Paris’s Haut Marais that is in … Read More
L’Étoile du Nord
New BistroOn the Rise The dining room at Montée. Opening a quality restaurant in a train station is a fantastic idea. Three-star chef Éric Frechon has already done it with great elegance at Lazare In the Gare Saint Lazare, and … Read More
La Muse Vin
Nouveau and Natural La Muse Vin specializes in “natural” wines. Photo: Charles Gomes Like just about everything else these days, restaurant food is subject to trends. We have recently reviewed some of Paris’s “nouveaux bistros” (including the Marsangy, Café des … Read More
Marsangy
In Good Taste A plain backdrop for a fine meal. Unpretentious, friendly and inexpensive, with excellent food – what more could you ask for in a restaurant? Some would say an attractive decor, but we all have different priorities. Marsangy … Read More
L’Accent
Accent on Good Food The Canal Saint-Martin has left behind its colorful past as a working canal in a seedy neighborhood and now attracts hordes of pleasure-seekers as soon as a ray of sunshine peeks through the clouds. Not all … Read More
Villa Victoria
Even the Iberian Bellota pork sprouted a flower at Villa Victoria. Photo © ParisUpdate.com Villa Victoria (formerly Velly), located near the Eglise Notre Dame de Lorette, has long been a favorite of residents of the ninth arrondissement. After a change … Read More
L’Office
Too Much of A Good Thing? Have you seen this Paris bistro before? When I walked into L’Office the other evening, I had the impression that I had been there before. I hadn’t, but the new wave of “neo-bistros” in … Read More
Le Déci
The Hairdresser and the Absentee Owners A gramophone provides one large piece of the decor at Le Déci. You have to be careful with restaurants in Paris: they sometimes change owners without changing their names. Twice I have gone to … Read More
Le Printemps de la Renaissance: La Sculpture et les Arts à Florence 1400-1460
Sculptural Glories of the Renaissance Revisited Donatello’s “Pazzi Madonna” (c. 1420-25). © Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz/Antje Voigt Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz/Antje Voigt The Louvre’s sumptuous new exhibition, “The … Read More